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<blockquote data-quote="Ivan Beaver" data-source="post: 35405" data-attributes="member: 30"><p>Re: Outdoor System under powered ?</p><p></p><p></p><p>But the problem with the "formula" is that nobody can agree on what it is supposed to be. I have typically seen a range from 1 watt to 10 watts/ person.</p><p></p><p>That is quite a range-like Evan says the difference between a 10Kw and a 100Kw PA. When you count amps/speakers/cables/distro/trucks etc. it can be quite a difference.</p><p></p><p>And I would argue that the difference betwen those 2 numbers could cover a wide range of audience sizes and a wide range of musical styles.</p><p></p><p>Of course it also has to be a "sliding scale", because if there were such a number and it would work for a audience of 200, it would probably have to be different for an audience of 10,000. And would that number be for inside or outside? Especially on subs, there is a huge difference in the number/power for the subs.</p><p></p><p>I would argue that generally (boy that can get you into trouble) you need around 4 times the subs outside as you do inside for the same size crowd- to get the same effect-or even close. So that changes the "number" by a factor of 4-among all the other variables.</p><p></p><p>So yeah, you could use "that" formula-but let's see what number the various people around here would like to assign as a magic number.</p><p></p><p>I'll start. I like variables-so I will stick with "it depends". Now lets start to fill in the blanks to come up with a number. OH-that would require thought to the process. But why make it hard-let's just come up with a one size fits all number.</p><p></p><p>Just bustin your chops.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ivan Beaver, post: 35405, member: 30"] Re: Outdoor System under powered ? But the problem with the "formula" is that nobody can agree on what it is supposed to be. I have typically seen a range from 1 watt to 10 watts/ person. That is quite a range-like Evan says the difference between a 10Kw and a 100Kw PA. When you count amps/speakers/cables/distro/trucks etc. it can be quite a difference. And I would argue that the difference betwen those 2 numbers could cover a wide range of audience sizes and a wide range of musical styles. Of course it also has to be a "sliding scale", because if there were such a number and it would work for a audience of 200, it would probably have to be different for an audience of 10,000. And would that number be for inside or outside? Especially on subs, there is a huge difference in the number/power for the subs. I would argue that generally (boy that can get you into trouble) you need around 4 times the subs outside as you do inside for the same size crowd- to get the same effect-or even close. So that changes the "number" by a factor of 4-among all the other variables. So yeah, you could use "that" formula-but let's see what number the various people around here would like to assign as a magic number. I'll start. I like variables-so I will stick with "it depends". Now lets start to fill in the blanks to come up with a number. OH-that would require thought to the process. But why make it hard-let's just come up with a one size fits all number. Just bustin your chops. [/QUOTE]
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